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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cahaba Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cahaba Hills and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Cahaba Hills:
- 33.538993, -86.574152
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cahaba Hills
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Cahaba Hills is near Shelby County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Cahaba Hills
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cahaba Hills ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Battleground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Battleground is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Braggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Braggsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggsville
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Heritage Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Park
- Hundred Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hundred Oaks is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred Oaks
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Highlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Highlands is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Highlands
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Moore Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Corner
- Mountain Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Forest
- Oak Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Crossing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Queenstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Rock Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Saddlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saddlebrook is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrook
- Woodland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
How Far From Cahaba Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cahaba Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cahaba Hills and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cahaba Hills to Birmingham, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 646 miles [1,039.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,249 miles [11,666.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,126 miles [8,249.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cahaba Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Cahaba Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cahaba Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5390, Longitude: -86.5742 In this case, the coordinates for Cahaba Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.201 degrees. |
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